One of the most idiosyncratic and charismatic musicians of the twentieth century, pianist Glenn Gould (1932-82) slouched at the piano from a sawed-down wooden stool, interpreting Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart at hastened tempos with pristine clarity. A strange genius and true eccentric, Gould was reno[...]
Presenting a deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy. The first volume of this multi-year project will include the five sample strips that Gould used to sell his groundbreaking strip, as well as nearly 500 comic strips encompassing the series' beginning, from [...]
The second volume of this multi-year project includes nearly 500 comic strips from May 1933 to January 1935.[...]
The second volume of this multi-year project includes over 500 comic strips from January 1935 through June 1936.[...]
Presenting the forth volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy. Volume Four once again contains over 500 comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from July 1936 through January 1938. -T[...]
Presenting the fifth volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy! Volume Five once again contains over 500 comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from January 1938 through July 1939. In[...]
Volume Six contains over 500 Dick Tracy comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from July 1939 through January 1941. This volume also includes an introduction by Max Allan Collins and other historical material. -The Library of American Comics is the[...]
Volume Seven contains over 500 Dick Tracy comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from January 1941 through June 1942. Also included is an introduction by Max Allan Collins, as well as the third historical feature from J.C. Vaughn looking at the evo[...]
Presenting the eighth volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy! Chester Gould hits his stride, as he introduces four of his most grotesque villains: Pruneface, Laffy, Mrs. Pruneface, and Flattop! All while Dick Tracy is subjected to o[...]
Chester Gould's fertile imagination continues at a breakneck pace, as he introduces "The Brow", "Flattop", "Shaky", "Breathless Mahoney", "Measles", "Gravel Gertie", 'B.O. Plenty", and "The Summer Sisters"! Edited and designed by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney, and containing all daily and Sunday[...]
Calling all law-abiding citizens! Witness the introduction of the famous Two-Way Wrist Radio, created by the aptly-named Brilliant! Enjoy an ever-expanding cast that includes Diet Smith, Themesong, and Christmas Early, as well as the return of Vitamin Flintheart and Snowflake, while the two most unl[...]
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What does Crewy Lou do with Bonny Braids? Dick and Tess's baby isn't the only child in danger in Volume 14: wait 'til you meet Sparkle Plenty's new best friend, "Little Wings," and discover the ominous reason she appears to glow in the dark! Chester Gould also ramps up the violence and death traps, [...]
In Volume 15, reprinting all daily and Sunday comic strips from April 19, 1953 to October 24, 1954, we learn the fate of "Little Wings" and her radioactive dad. On the lighter side, we meet Canhead (B.O.'s brother, Kincaid Plenty), his not-so-light and not-so-nice ex-wife Pony, and her crony, the do[...]
The 1950s just about came to a close in Volume Eighteen as Chester Gould introduces one character after another whose crimes start off as relatively petty, but who end up trapped in larger and more deadly conspiracies. New characters include the gamecock queen Miss Egghead, Cuban secret serviceman W[...]
A full-colour, write-in workbook to accompany the Collins Cambridge IGCSE ESL Student Book.
Population and Development addresses important issues at the heart of the problems of developing countries. How these countries address the common difficulties of population growth, including mortality and fertility decline, population redistribution including internal migration and urbanization, an[...]
From two of the world's most distinguished experts in animal behaviour, "Animal Architects" is a creative and accessible approach to understanding animal minds through the structures they build. "Animal Architects" masterfully investigates how the structure an animal builds reveals the inner working[...]
We know that animals cross miles of water, land, and sky with pinpoint precision on a daily basis. But it is only in recent years that scientists have learned how these astounding feats of navigation are actually accomplished. With colorful and thorough detail, "Nature's Compass" explores the remark[...]